Wisconsin

The Federal Reserve Board has ended a written agreement with Boscobel Bancorp that required the Wisconsin company to serve as a source of strength for its Community First Bank.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., announced plans to close a dozen branches a day before it is scheduled to release its third-quarter results.

Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) is eyeing acquisitions of community banks, but its chief executive says it has little interest in failed banks and would only consider deals within its existing markets.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated an enforcement order against Rosholt Bancorp in Wisconsin.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin (ABCW) in Madison narrowed its quarterly loss as its credit trends continued to improve.

PLYMOUTH, Minn. — NCUA announced this morning it has awarded the remnants of AM Community CU, a failed $135 million Kenosha, Wis., credit union, to TruStone Financial FCU under a purchase and assumption agreement.

Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) in Green Bay, Wis., reported its highest quarterly profit since early 2008 as commercial and business lending surged.

Heartland Financial (HTLF) will combine and rename two banks in Wisconsin under the name Wisconsin Bank & Trust.

Ixonia Bancshares in Milwaukee has raised $21 million in fresh capital, including $16.5 million from a wealthy family that also owns a stake in the Milwaukee Brewers baseball club.

Premier Community Bank in Marion, Wis., announced Tuesday that it is expanding into central Wisconsin with a deal to buy four branches from Baylake Bank (BYLK) of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

The Federal Reserve Board has lifted a written agreement with Baylake Corp. that required the Sturgeon Bay, Wis., company to improve its asset quality and earnings.

WAUSAU, Wis. — NCUA this evening liquidated Wausau Postal Employees CU and assigned the remnants of the one-time $10 million credit union to nearby giant CoVantage CU.

Top executives at Bank Mutual (BKMU) in Milwaukee told investors Monday that the company is eyeing acquisitions of banks and other financial services firms in its quest to become a “much larger company” in the next few years.

Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) of Green Bay, Wis., is coming off its most profitable quarter since before the financial crisis.

An ailing Milwaukee community bank that needs to bolster its capital levels is about to receive a significant cash infusion from a prominent local family.

PSB Bancorp in Wisconsin is requiring Marathon State Bank to pay out a special dividend before the deal closes. While unusual now, the move harkens back to a pre-crisis tactic that existed when capital wasn't a concern.

Longtime community bank investor Eric Hovde has traded Washington D.C. for Wisconsin in the hopes of taking up residence in the nation's capitol.

Buoyed by strong top-line revenue growth and improved asset quality, the $1.2 billion-asset First Business Financial Services in Madison, Wis., reported record profits in 2011.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. in Madison reported another quarterly loss.

The Federal Reserve Board has ordered bank holding companies in Iowa, Wisconsin and South Carolina to use whatever resources are available to them to nurse their ailing bank subsidiaries back to health.